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Form 35.1: Affidavit (Decision-Making Responsibility, Parenting Time, Contact)
A family court affidavit about decision-making responsibility, parenting time, and contact with a child (Form 35.1). Fill it in online, download a ready-to-sign PDF, and notarize in Ontario. Obtain legal advice for family matters.
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Also known as
- Form 35.1
- Parenting Affidavit (Ontario)
- Decision-Making and Parenting Time Affidavit
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- Custody and Access Affidavit
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Applicant: full legal name and address
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Form 35.1: Affidavit (Decision-Making Responsibility, Parenting Time, Contact)
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Applicant: full legal name and address
Respondent: full legal name and address
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What is the Form 35.1 affidavit?
Form 35.1 is the affidavit used in Ontario family court regarding decision-making responsibility (formerly custody), parenting time (formerly access), and contact with a child.
It provides sworn information that the court considers, always with the child’s best interests as the priority.
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When you might need one
It is used in family court parenting matters.
- A family court case involving decision-making responsibility or parenting time.
- Setting out parenting information the court requires under oath.
- Supporting a parenting claim or response in a family proceeding.
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Important — get legal advice
Family court rules are detailed and parenting decisions turn on the child’s best interests. The court sets the requirements and decides the matter. Obtain legal advice and follow the family court rules; this template supports the sworn affidavit.
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How to notarize a Form 35.1 parenting affidavit in Ontario
After you fill in your Form 35.1 parenting affidavit and download the PDF, do not sign it in advance. A sworn document must be signed in front of a notary public or commissioner for taking affidavits, who administers your oath or solemn affirmation first.
Minute Notary commissions your Form 35.1 parenting affidavit online by secure video, under Ontario's remote commissioning rules (O. Reg. 431/20), or in person in Ottawa. Bring valid government-issued photo identification.
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Reviewed for use in Ontario by a notary public and commissioner for taking affidavits.
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Fill it in online for free and download a ready-to-sign PDF — no account required.
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Sign in front of the notary, who administers your oath or witnesses your signature and applies the seal.
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Notarize online by video across Ontario, or in person in Ottawa.
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Questions about the Form 35.1: Affidavit (Decision-Making Responsibility, Parenting Time, Contact)
- What is the Form 35.1 affidavit for?
- It is the Ontario family court affidavit about decision-making responsibility, parenting time, and contact with a child, providing sworn information the court considers.
- Should I get legal advice?
- Yes. Family court rules are detailed and parenting decisions turn on the child’s best interests; obtain legal advice and follow the court rules.
- Can I notarize it online in Ontario?
- Yes. You can swear it online by video under Ontario’s remote commissioning rules, or in person in Ottawa with Minute Notary.
- Does this decide the parenting matter?
- No. The court sets the requirements and decides the matter in the child’s best interests; this affidavit provides sworn information in support.
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